Table 3
Admissions to provincial and territorial custody, by province and territory, 2001/2002 to 2005/2006

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Jurisdiction and year Sentenced admissions Non-sentenced admissions Total
Remand1 Temporary/other detention Total
number percentage change number percentage change number percentage change number percentage change number percentage change
Newfoundland and Labrador2
2001/2002 1,235r ... 422 ... 93 ... 515 ... 1,750 ...
2002/2003 1,148r -7.0 427r 1.2 100r 7.5 527 2.3 1,675r -4.3
2003/2004 1,188r 3.5 447r 4.7 112r 12.0 559r 6.1 1,747r 4.3
2004/2005 1,074r -9.6 488r 9.2 95r -15.2 583r 4.3 1,657r -5.2
2005/2006 1,016 -5.4 433 -11.3 84 -11.6 517 -11.3 1,533 -7.5
Prince Edward Island
2001/2002 650 ... 178 ... .. ... 178 ... 828 ...
2002/2003 594 -8.6 265 48.9 .. ... 265 48.9 859 3.7
2003/2004 489 -17.7 189 -28.7 .. ... 189 -28.7 678 -21.1
2004/2005 .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ...
2005/2006 .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ...
Nova Scotia1,2
2001/2002 1,507 ... 1,881 ... 467 ... 2,348 ... 3,855 ...
2002/2003 1,550 2.9 1,949 3.6 341 -27.0 2,290 -2.5 3,840 -0.4
2003/2004 1,523 -1.7 2,095 7.5 275 -19.4 2,370 3.5 3,893 1.4
2004/2005 1,667 9.5 2,197 4.9 287 4.4 2,484 4.8 4,151 6.6
2005/2006 1,540 -7.6 2,098 -4.5 275 -4.2 2,373 -4.5 3,913 -5.7
New Brunswick2
2001/2002 1,555 ... 1,337 ... 574 ... 1,911 ... 3,466 ...
2002/2003 2,454 57.8 1,358 1.6 536 -6.6 1,894 -0.9 4,348 25.4
2003/2004 2,303 -6.2 1,469 8.2 549 2.4 2,018 6.5 4,321 -0.6
2004/2005 2,236 -2.9 1,543 5.0 595 8.4 2,138 5.9 4,374 1.2
2005/2006 2,285 2.2 1,573 1.9 688 15.6 2,261 5.8 4,546 3.9
Quebec
2001/2002 14,372 ... 27,341 ... 2,984 ... 30,325 ... 44,697 ...
2002/2003 13,423 -6.6 26,588 -2.8 3,069 2.8 29,657 -2.2 43,080 -3.6
2003/2004 11,933 -11.1 25,761 -3.1 2,849 -7.2 28,610 -3.5 40,543 -5.9
2004/2005 9,850 -17.5 25,992 0.9 3,076 8.0 29,068 1.6 38,918 -4.0
2005/2006 8,001 -18.8 26,921 3.6 3,359 9.2 30,280 4.2 38,281 -1.6
Ontario2
2001/2002 31,980 ... 56,370 ... 2,955 ... 59,325 ... 91,305 ...
2002/2003 33,050 3.3 58,470 3.7 3,174 7.4 61,644 3.9 94,694 3.7
2003/2004 31,073 -6.0 56,423 -3.5 3,097 -2.4 59,520 -3.4 90,593 -4.3
2004/2005 30,076 -3.2 57,000 1.0 3,684 19.0 60,684 2.0 90,760 0.2
2005/2006 30,711 2.1 60,635 6.4 3,531 -4.2 64,166 5.7 94,877 4.5
Manitoba
2001/2002 3,025 ... 7,625 ... 5,554 ... 13,179 ... 16,204 ...
2002/2003 3,316 9.6 8,615 13.0 6,083 9.5 14,698 11.5 18,014 11.2
2003/2004 3,139 -5.3 8,273 -4.0 7,349 20.8 15,622 6.3 18,761 4.1
2004/2005 3,508 11.8 8,390 1.4 6,451 -12.2 14,841 -5.0 18,349 -2.2
2005/2006 3,748 6.8 9,816 17.0 7,367 14.2 17,183 15.8 20,931 14.1
Saskatchewan2
2001/2002 3,345 ... 4,982 ... 171 ... 5,153 ... 8,498 ...
2002/2003 3,536 5.7 5,518 10.8 190 11.1 5,708 10.8 9,244 8.8
2003/2004 3,311r -6.4 5,464r -1.0 175 -7.9 5,639 -1.2 8,950r -3.2
2004/2005 3,475r 5.0 5,390r -1.4 194r 10.9 5,584r -1.0 9,059r 1.2
2005/2006 3,418 -1.6 5,375 -0.3 198 2.1 5,573 -0.2 8,991 -0.8
Alberta1
2001/2002 15,164 ... 8,875 ... .. ... 8,875 ... 24,039 ...
2002/2003 16,190 6.8 9,655 8.8 .. ... 9,655 8.8 25,845 7.5
2003/2004 16,255 0.4 10,037 4.0 .. ... 10,037 4.0 26,292 1.7
2004/2005 16,540 1.8 10,077 0.4 .. ... 10,077 0.4 26,617 1.2
2005/2006 17,249 4.3 10,284 2.1 .. ... 10,284 2.1 27,533 3.4
British Columbia
2001/2002 9,263 ... 10,687 ... 13,362 ... 24,049 ... 33,312 ...
2002/2003 8,740 -5.6 11,507 7.7 13,030 -2.5 24,537 2.0 33,277 -0.1
2003/2004 8,812 0.8 11,840 2.9 13,565 4.1 25,405 3.5 34,217 2.8
2004/2005 9,074 3.0 12,542 5.9 11,693 -13.8 24,235 -4.6 33,309 -2.7
2005/2006 9,224 1.7 13,580 8.3 .. .. 13,580 -44.0 22,804 -31.5
Yukon
2001/2002 280 ... 323 ... 24 ... 347 ... 627 ...
2002/2003 212r -24.3 327 1.2 13 -45.8 340 -2.0 552 -12.0
2003/2004 192 -9.4 358 9.5 15 15.4 373 9.7 565 2.4
2004/2005 188 -2.1 373 4.2 9 -40.0 382 2.4 570 0.9
2005/2006 202 7.4 380 1.9 18 100.0 398 4.2 600 5.3
Northwest Territories
2001/2002 562 ... 237 ... 13 ... 250 ... 812 ...
2002/2003 685 21.9 268 13.1 2 ... 270 8.0 955 17.6
2003/2004 616 -10.1 233 -13.1 4 100.0 237 -12.2 853 -10.7
2004/2005 483 -21.6 238 2.1 3 -25.0 241 1.7 724 -15.1
2005/2006 451 -6.6 245 2.9 1 -66.7 246 2.1 697 -3.7
Nunavut
2001/2002 217 ... 254 ... .. ... 254 ... 471 ...
2002/2003 240 10.6 197 -22.4 .. ... 197 -22.4 437 -7.2
2003/2004 171 -28.8 192 -2.5 .. ... 192 -2.5 363 -16.9
2004/2005 180 5.3 222 15.6 .. ... 222 15.6 402 10.7
2005/2006 236 31.1 280 26.1 .. ... 280 26.1 516 28.4
Provincial/territorial total (includes all data)
2001/2002 83,155 ... 120,512 ... 26,197 ... 146,709 ... 229,864 ...
2002/2003 85,138 2.4 125,144 3.8 26,538 1.3 151,682 3.4 236,820r 3.0
2003/2004 81,005r -4.9 122,781r -1.9 27,990r 5.5 150,771r -0.6 231,776r -2.1
2004/2005 78,351r -3.3 124,452r 1.4 26,087r -6.8 150,539r -0.2 228,890r -1.2
2005/2006 78,081 -0.3 131,620 5.8 15,521 -40.5 147,141 -2.3 225,222 -1.6
Adjusted provincial/territorial total (excludes jurisdictions with missing data)3
2001/2002 82,505 ... 120,334 ... 12,835 ... 133,169 ... 215,674 ...
2002/2003 84,544 2.5 124,879 3.8 13,508 5.2 138,387 3.9 222,931 3.4
2003/2004 80,516 -4.8 122,592 -1.8 14,425 6.8 137,017 -1.0 217,533 -2.4
2004/2005 78,351 -2.7 124,452 1.5 14,394 -0.2 138,846 1.3 217,197 -0.2
2005/2006 78,081 -0.3 131,620 5.8 15,521 7.8 147,141 6.0 225,222 3.7
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
r revised
  1. Figures for remand may include admissions to other temporary detention.
  2. Data for these respondents are from the new Integrated Correctional Services Survey and have been tabulated from microdata for the years commencing as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001/2002; Nova Scotia, 2002/2003; New Brunswick, 2002/2003; Ontario, 2005/2006; Saskatchewan, 2001/2002. Accordingly, comparisons to data from previous years should be made with caution.
  3. To allow year-over-year comparisons, Prince Edward Island has been excluded from all totals due to missing data. British Columbia -other temporary detention has been excluded to allow year-over-year comparison.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Survey.